SUSE, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Premium Service Engineer
Job Description
A Premium Service Engineer is assigned to our enterprise customers to provide post‑implementation product support and is primarily responsible for identifying and resolving any technical issues related to SUSE products.
Premium Service Engineers develop business relationships with assigned accounts’ technical and management staff, support them by gaining first‑hand knowledge of their deployments, and their business needs. With this close relationship and familiarity with customers’ environments, Engineers provide fast response time and ensure proposed solutions are tailored to customer expectations.
This is an individual contributor role – reporting to the Service Delivery Manager. Travel to customer sites is required.
Responsibilities
- Be able to articulate key values of SUSE’s offerings : products / solutions / strategies.
- Troubleshoot and provide resolution or workaround to customer’s technical issues in a timely fashion.
- Serve as customer’s advocate within the group by facilitating escalation of issues through appropriate internal organizations.
- Pro‑actively identify issues by becoming familiar with customer’s technical and business environment.
- Form strong business relationships with customers at various levels of the organization.
- Share knowledge by writing technical documents and pro‑actively sending helpful technical information to customers (e.g., upcoming patches, technical news, etc.).
- Communicate work performed in provided systems and document as requested.
- Assist in implementation of solutions according to SUSE’s best practice.
- Interact with SUSE Customer Support team as required to meet customer’s needs.
- Evaluate unique and complex deployments, and make recommendations for optimisation.
- Develop partnership with and assist the Sales team.
- Work in the customer’s environment and may at times be required to work outside of standard business hours.
Education And Experience Required
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.5 years’ experience in relevant technologies and customer environments.Extensive experience in a high‑tech or software company.Relevant industry qualification where applicable.Knowledge And Skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.Hands‑on experience troubleshooting in a technical environment.Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.Ability to handle tense / stressful situations regarding service outages and issue resolution.In‑depth understanding of Linux operating system and containerization / container orchestration technologies.Demonstrated technical proficiency in independently implementing Linux solutions, with a preference for experience with SUSE products.Possessing relevant certifications such as Certified Linux Engineer or Certified Kubernetes Administrator / Developer etc. is highly advantageous.Customer For Life Organization Mission
Create “Customer for Life” by building relationships as the most respected partner to deliver customer success.
What We Offer
SUSE empowers you to be bold, driving your career to create the future you want. We celebrate and reward your achievements. This is a compelling opportunity for the right person to join us as we continue to scale and prosper.
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We give you the freedom to be yourself. You will work in a global community of unique individuals – like you – with different backgrounds, talents, skills and perspectives. A truly open community where everyone is welcome, has a voice and is encouraged to reach their full potential regardless of age, gender, race, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or any other characteristics.
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